New Hampshire is launching a telehealth service through a partnership with Newport-based On-Site Medical Services that will work to expand Paxlovid access in the state, NHPR reported Nov. 3.
Paxlovid is an antiviral that reduces the risk of severe illness among patients at a high risk from COVID-19. New Hampshire residents will have the ability to make free video consultations with On-Site Medical clinicians who can then prescribe them Paxlovid.3tt
The New Hampshire Executive Council Approved the $3.4 million telehealth contract Nov. 3. The program is funded using federal funds from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act.